Jesper Kyd interview - ‘I am in love with video game music’
Composer Jesper Kyd discusses his lifelong passion for video game music, tracing its evolution from the early demo scene to modern orchestral and electronic scores. He emphasizes the importance of melody and originality, drawing inspiration from his formative years with the Commodore 64 and Amiga. Kyd also touches on his work across various titles like Assassin's Creed and State of Decay 3, his approach to scoring open-world games, and his thoughts on the future of music composition in the industry, including the role of AI.
- Entities
- Game: Assassin's Creed 2
- Game: Darksiders
- Topic: Video Game Music
- Game: Hitman
- Game: Ezio Trilogy
- Company: Housemarque
- Company: Crytek
- Person: Jesper Kyd
- Game: SAMSON: A Tyndalston Story
- Game: Hitman: Blood Money
- Topic: Chiptune
- Game: State of Decay 3
- Topic: Game Design
- Company: Io Interactive
- Topic: Open World Games
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